Clothes-line and curtain-stretcher.



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no. 740,291.` y

lllririii) STATES :estenda sept-@miler se, reos.

PATENT OFFICE.

Tnonss Bnnsrnn Les, oscn'rLn'rrsnnno, KENTUCKY, Assioxon or oNnnALF 'roeinen T. 0F CATLETTSBURG, KENTUCKY.

CLOTHES-Lina AND oue'rmms'rnsrcnen,

SPECIFICATION forming f Letter-S'Patent N0. 740,291,413@ September 29,1903.

duplication lunar; 15,1903. SarixlfHo. 13933. [No model.) y l-lsin-Stretchers; and I do declare the following lobe n full, clear, nndexact description of the invention, such ns will enable others skilledin thejirt to'whch it npperteins to make and use the saine, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings, and to the figures of referencemnrkod thereon, which form n pnrt of this specification.

My invention relates to clothes-lines and cnrtninfstretchers, andhss-for its object to provide ndeviceof this clnss which is pnrticnlarlysimple in construction, easy of opera.- tion, and' composed of n minimumnumber of parts. l

With this objectin view my invention consiste in the novel constructionand arrange ment of my clothes-line.

l My invention also consists in certain other ynovel features ofconstruction and in combinotion of parte, which will be first fullydescribed nnd afterward specilically pointed out in the appended claims.

Referring to the accompnying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view ofn'zy invention in :inoperative position. Fig. 2 is s. vertieni sectionalview of one ofY the nprlghts.

Like numerals of reference indicate the same parts throughout theseveral figures, in whichv Y 1 and 2' indicatie the nprights, which arehollowin their interiors and within 'which the movable uprights 3 and 4are carried.

5 and 6 indicate cables which are secured to the lower ends of themovable nprights 3 and 4 and-which pass upwardly and over pulleys orrollers 7 and 8, located at the tops of the hollow nprights 1 and 2. I

9 and 10 indicate drn ms which are secured to the up'righls 1 and 2, and1l and 12 indicate cranks therefor, the cables 5 and 6 being adapted tobewoond on seid drums, and thehooks 13 and 14, which are secured touprighls 1 and 2, are adapted toengage said cranks tohold the same. Y

15 indicates a cable or line which4 passes around/tho drum 11S-on theupright 2 and up and over n pulley 17 nt the top of the movable uprighti and across to nud over the pnl-v ley 18 on the movable upright 3,thence down and around the drinn 19 on the upright l.

Hooks 2O and 2i on nprights 1 nud 2 engage Vthe cranks 22 and 23 of'said drums 19 and 16 to hold seid drums, the hooks and'crnnks .of bothdrums being of thesnme construction.-

2 4 indicates a. line or cnble which Vis secured to the upright 1 and tothe drum 25 on the upright 2. thereof to'hold thesame. At the tops ofsaid uprights 1 and 2 4I provide hooks or staples 28v for the purpose offastening guy-linesthere-y t-o xin order t-o support the uprights, and Ishow bases 29'and braces 30 for said nprights,

although when desired the uprights 'may be' so constructed as to be driven into the ground.

IInvingthns described the several -pnrts of myy invention,.its operationis' as follows: When it is desired to hang clothes, curtains, or otherarticles upon the line 15, the hooks 13 :ind 14 are disengaged from thecranks 11 and; 12 of the drinn@ f' and 10 and said drums are revolved,so that; he lines or cables 5 and 6 are unwonnd therefrom. This causesthe movable uprights 3 nud 4 to be lowered, as shown in Fig. 1, so thatthe said line maybe easily accessible. The lowering of said up rightsobviously causes a slack in said line 15. ,The clothes, curtains,&c.,hnvi ng been hung, said drums 9 and 10 nro revolved, so as to windthe cables 5 and 6, which raises the nprights to the desired position,and the hooks 13 and 14v are 'made toA engage the cranks 11 and 12 tohold the same. The

said line will be raised by said nprights With-V ontbocomingtnnt. Whenthe nprights have been' raised as far ns the curtain will allow,

A hoo-k 26 engages the crank 27 l Ydrums 16 and l!! are then revolved,so as to ICO the lower line 24 and upper line 15 are made ing saidmovable nprighs, end independent tent, which stretches the curtainlaterally, winding-.drums for stretching sain line.

and as said curtain ias secured to seid lines when said lines wereloosened sagging the 5` tightening of said lines will straighten ont thcurtain and stretch the seine longitudinally It.A will be noticed ilintthe pnileys or rollf ers 7 and S at the tops of the nprights 1 nad 2 actas' friction-rollers for the movable upro rights 3 and 4 and Mille sametime carry the cables 5 and 6.

Having illus described my invention, I do not wislx to be understood aslimiting myself to the exact. construction herein set forih, es

z5 various slight. changes may be made therein which Vwould fali withinthe limit. and scope of my invention, and Iconsidei' myselfeienrlyentitled to all such changes and modifieniions.

:o X'Vhat I claim as my invention, and desire 1.o secu-re by LettersPatent of tbe United States, is

1. In Yclothes-lille and curtain-stretcher,

the combination of the innin npriglits,inovnble 25 nprigiits onrriedthereby, a linecnrried by said movable uprighis, winding-drums on saidmain upriglits, Seid line beingstretehed by the raising of saidnprights, and :in independent winding-drum for stretching seid 3c lineindependent;l of the movement of seid movable uprights.

2. In n clothes-line and cnrta'in-st.rei:cller, thecombinntion ofthemain nprigbts,movable nprights carried thereby, a. line carried on 35said mein nprights and passing over said movable uprights,winding-drnms-for rais 3. In n clothes-line' and curtain-stretcher,

e movable uprights carried therein, a line carried en said movablenprghts means for rais ing said npriglxts, said raising menus acting toreduce the friction .oi said movable nprights. Y

4. In nclotb'es-line and cn-rteinhstretcher, the combination of mainnpriglits', movable n'prigllte, e. line cai-rieti thereby, Windingdrumsfor raising seid movable uprigbts, and independent means carried on saidmain np- 5o rights for stretching said line when said npriglits are inn. mined or lowered position. 5. In a clothes-line andcurtain-stretcher, *he combination with mein nprights, of mow to seidmain uprigiits, n line carried on said movzibl'e uprights, means forstretching Said lines, and means for raising said movable nprigh-ts, andline carried thereby.

6. In a clothesline and curtain-stretcher, 6o the combination-of mainnprights, movable nprights carried thereby, lines carried by 'said mainnud movable uprights adapted to be connected to n fabric nt two edges.thereof, and winding-drums for stretching said 65 lines and Vi'fibrielongitudinally and laterally. In testimony whereof I nilix my signaturein presence of two witnesses.

THOMAS RUsTEn LEE. Witnesses: Y

L. T. Evnnn'rr, HARRY KxLconn.

the combination withthexmsin upright; of 4e able upright's securedthereto, n line secured 55 j

